oakland ups ante for howard

saintswhodi · 04-16-2005, 08:42 PM

Yes, even with Howard\'s 11 sacks we were LAST in the NFL in yardage allowed. I am glad he got 11 sacks, maybe that is a negotiation point that will allow us to get more for him than we normally would have. IF we get pick #38, and it allows us to move up for DJ, AND still have another second, who is gonna be mad at that? Noone. The 2nd round pick is much more than just a value for Howard. It sets the table for us to make more moves in the draft, besides the benefits of having the money to sign our draft picks and extend contracts. There somes a point when we need to stop overvaluing players just cause they wear black and gold. Howard has been injured the past two years. He himself was a 2nd round pick. Teams in this era are placing a premium on draft picks. Better players than Howard are being shopped for less than a first. Howard should not be on this team next year unless we wanna have more headaches than we need. I asked before, is Howard the key for us making the Superbowl? Hell no. Then he can go. And a high second sounds mighty nice. Even if we don\'t use it to trade up for DJ, having a first and two seconds in a deep draft seems like a good idea to me.

04-16-2005, 08:42 PM	#1
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	oakland ups ante for howard Yes, even with Howard\'s 11 sacks we were LAST in the NFL in yardage allowed. I am glad he got 11 sacks, maybe that is a negotiation point that will allow us to get more for him than we normally would have. IF we get pick #38, and it allows us to move up for DJ, AND still have another second, who is gonna be mad at that? Noone. The 2nd round pick is much more than just a value for Howard. It sets the table for us to make more moves in the draft, besides the benefits of having the money to sign our draft picks and extend contracts. There somes a point when we need to stop overvaluing players just cause they wear black and gold. Howard has been injured the past two years. He himself was a 2nd round pick. Teams in this era are placing a premium on draft picks. Better players than Howard are being shopped for less than a first. Howard should not be on this team next year unless we wanna have more headaches than we need. I asked before, is Howard the key for us making the Superbowl? Hell no. Then he can go. And a high second sounds mighty nice. Even if we don\'t use it to trade up for DJ, having a first and two seconds in a deep draft seems like a good idea to me.